Alien Base Vaults Beta Launch Imminent After Core Development Completion

**Platform Development** - Created promotional assets for $MONSTRO token listing - Continuing improvements to Vaults functionality - Began designing new swap interface and order management system for Epsilon **Community & Partnerships** - Hosted pre-launch [X Space discussion](https://x.com/AlienBaseDEX/status/2015839455312056374?s=20) for $MONSTRO to answer community questions - Exploring cross-promotion opportunity with r/BASE subreddit - Reviewing participation in beta program that tracks on-chain activity and rewards active users **Background**: $MONSTRO launched on Alien Base on January 27 with dual rewards (MONSTRO + ALB) and high-APR farming options.

The Mothership development team has begun code review of their APR and TVL indexer while making significant progress on strategy improvements. **Key Updates:** - Code review initiated for APR and TVL indexer contracts - Strategies are being parameterized to enable more flexible testing - Implementation of volatility-adjusted strategies now underway - New strategies cover both buy/accumulate and sell scenarios - Position strategies now factor in recent market volatility These enhancements build on previous work that included comprehensive testing of the vault creation flow and backtesting infrastructure development.

**Development Progress** - Design work has begun on a new trade page, focusing on improved swaps and order management systems - Comprehensive test suite now complete, including: - Fuzz tests - Unit tests - Foundry fork tests **Technical Milestone** The completion of the testing infrastructure marks a significant step forward in ensuring platform reliability and security. The test suite provides thorough coverage for auditors and public review. **What's Next** The team continues refining the user interface for the upcoming trade page redesign, building on previous work that included vault UI improvements and promotional materials.

**Volume Data Issues Under Investigation** The team is addressing discrepancies in volume and fee data, primarily stemming from The Graph. They're evaluating alternative data sources including DefiLlama and CoinGecko to improve consistency. **Binance Wallet Integration Progress** - Fixed multiple issues during Binance Wallet SDK testing - Switched to Rainbow Kit to resolve integration problems - Development continues into next week **$MONSTRO Pool Launch** Successfully deployed the $MONSTRO pool, marking another milestone for the platform.

The development team is wrapping up a comprehensive vault redesign, targeting completion next week. Multiple critical issues have been resolved: **Key Fixes:** - Staking flow for locked LP tokens now works without requiring unlock/wait cycles - Approval step visibility corrected throughout transaction flows - LP removal step display issues resolved - Harvest all functionality restored - esALB APR breakdown calculations fixed - Data refresh after transactions (positions, liquidity, fees) now working properly These improvements build on previous work switching to Codex API for more accurate data and creating unified vault position displays. The fixes address fundamental user experience issues that were blocking core vault operations.